“El juego dramático y el desarrollo de habilidades sociales en niños de educación inicial”

Abstract

This research aims to determine the importance of dramatic play in developing social skills in preschool children based on the findings obtained in the literature reviewed. The work uses a qualitative approach, bibliographic analysis, descriptive and inductive-deductive methodology, working by the file technique. Information was collected and managed from the digital databases of the Catholic University of Cuenca in Web of Science, SciELO, Redalyc, Scopus, ProQuest, Digitalia Hispánica, Editorial Magisterio Library, as well as in national and international databases where relevant and updated information was collected on the variables under study: dramatic play and development of social skills. The analyzed research reveals that, in the pre-test administered, children show a percentage between 55% and 70% of deficient development in social skills. It demonstrates a deficit in the development of the dependent variable under study. This situation was reversed after implementing the intervention programs, which led to more than 50% improvement in the skills considered. In conclusion, dramatic play is vital in children's social skills development, which is confirmed by the implementation of these activities in the different investigations, achieving considerable progress in these skills.